I must say that the dean of my department (animal science dep) is awesome! The day I was supposed to take my intro to animal science final, someone who I really cared about a lot died. I was extremely upset and when he saw me, he just sent me home and told me to take the final the Monday after.
I spent the weekend with my bf (who was even more upset) and studied. It was an awful weekend. And the test on Monday was extremely difficult. But I must have done very well. I thought it nearly impossible to get a B in the class. If I would've taken it that Friday, I might have even failed. It was just so much information that didn't want to stay in my head at that time, pushed aside by other stuff. But I ended up getting a B in the class as my final grade. I am extremely happy and thankful to this professor!
Also, I got a B in Physics. Never thought this possible.
Monday, May 21, 2012
Hello!
I didn't go to the vet clinic on Thursday because it was a holiday. I had lunch with my grandpa at a father's day fest, went horseback riding and hung out a bit with my grandparents (mom's parents). The riding was awesome. Instead of going in a circle like I usually do on that trail, I kept going down new paths. It was really pretty and I even got to see a deer. :)
Friday, I went back to the vet. The usual vet's substitute was there again. I went in in the late afternoon, expecting to only stay for an hour or two. But I got to help sort medications, clean up, get the mail ready, greet and call clients, etc. Easy assistant work. Nothing big. But I'm only supposed to observe anyways, so helping with the little things was fun already. I didn't feel so useless like when I just stand off to the side. Later, we drove out to a barn to look at a horse and on the way back, we just talked about vet schools in Germany and the US and out pets.
We were planning on going shopping and the Regensburger Dult, a carnival type event, but were just too lazy. We went shopping for like two hours somewhere else and then to a beer garden at night. Nothing too exciting.
Yesterday, we went to a German Shepherd breeder show. It was interesting to see who always won, because I really learned what to look for and what a GSD is supposed to look like. The vet I shadow was there, too, with some of his dogs. Later, I hung out with my mom's parents again. My grandma made my favorite cheese cake again.
I'm going to the vet later today and then eat dinner with them again today. And tomorrow night, we're going to my stepsister's restaurant again. :)
Friday, I went back to the vet. The usual vet's substitute was there again. I went in in the late afternoon, expecting to only stay for an hour or two. But I got to help sort medications, clean up, get the mail ready, greet and call clients, etc. Easy assistant work. Nothing big. But I'm only supposed to observe anyways, so helping with the little things was fun already. I didn't feel so useless like when I just stand off to the side. Later, we drove out to a barn to look at a horse and on the way back, we just talked about vet schools in Germany and the US and out pets.
We were planning on going shopping and the Regensburger Dult, a carnival type event, but were just too lazy. We went shopping for like two hours somewhere else and then to a beer garden at night. Nothing too exciting.
Yesterday, we went to a German Shepherd breeder show. It was interesting to see who always won, because I really learned what to look for and what a GSD is supposed to look like. The vet I shadow was there, too, with some of his dogs. Later, I hung out with my mom's parents again. My grandma made my favorite cheese cake again.
I'm going to the vet later today and then eat dinner with them again today. And tomorrow night, we're going to my stepsister's restaurant again. :)
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Back again..
I know. I keep saying I will post more, but it never happens. But the last weeks were just so stressful. Haha. I'm happy to be on break and once I'm back in the US, I will try to post more. If interesting things happen, that is.. Let's hope so!
I got to Germany last Thursday. School got out Tuesday and I boarded my plane Wednesday afternoon. I still haven't gotten over the jet lag. I don't know why it's taking me so long. It's been almost a week now. Maybe because I always have something to do here, too, and never really rest like I need to. But it's been fun here so far! I got to see a good friend, go horseback riding whenever I want (I absolutely love that horse. He's wonderful out on the trails. It's beautiful here and I really missed the fields and woods!), get to read..
I started a practicum with our veterinarian here on Monday. He works with both small and large animal, which is exactly what I want to do - only that I want to do mainly large and a little bit of small on the side. I don't really get to do much but watch, but I don't really mind. On Monday, I really just watched. There were a lot of animals coming in, much different than the vet school patients, where most of them stay there and don't leave right after the examination. There were dogs, cats, rabbits, canaries, doves... I also got to see my first dog euthanasia. I didn't get very upset like some other people have said, but it's definitely a bit unsettling. I don't think the dog was feeling very well anymore, so it might have been a good thing. He's in a better place now if such exists. Yesterday, I helped with cleaning a bit, and greeting and calling in clients. It's really not much, but I want to show that I am motivated and willing to help when needed. Today we only has a few appointments. The regular vet wasn't here and there was someone else covering for him. When we were done at the office, we went to a barn to look at a sick foal. I helped with the treatment a little bit and then we sat there, trying to keep it warm. I hope it gets better soon! It looked better than before apparently though, so that's good. Tomorrow is a holiday, and then I'm back in on Friday. I want to ask if they can show me how to properly restrain the different kinds of animals. I doubt they'll let me do it, but an explanation would still be awesome. It's the first time I'm working with small animals with a vet.
My advisor said I might be able to get one or two hours of credit for the practicum. That'd be awesome. I definitely need some good grades. Haha :P He also said if I help him with some research in the fall, we'd combine those hours with the ones where I helped him last semester and I'd get credit for that, too. I'm so happy I changed advisors from my old one to him. He's the one I had for summer orientation. I wouldn't say my old one was bad, but he wasn't very helpful either. But this one? He's awesome! He alway tries to help everyone succeed and tries to find great opportunities, like this one. I really want to do research, so that'd be a great start!
We found a house and had inspections for it the day before I left the US. I should be moving in around June 20th. I'm super excited to be living together with my wonderful boyfriend again! How I miss seeing him all the time. I know he'll still be gone for work a lot, but at least I get to see him at night or even just sleep next to him. Much better than not seeing him for weeks at a time. :)
I so so so love that I get to ride however much I want when I'm in Germany. It's my friend's horse that I broke in before I moved to the US. He's gotten to be a wonderful trail horse. I don't have to worry at all about going out by myself. I think he loves to get out, too. He doesn't get ridden too much anymore and while he loves to eat out on the pasture (and during trail rides which caused us to almost fall down a hill...), I think he really enjoys the rides. We have really relaxed rides, but always gallop a little bit. He puts his ears forward and just takes of at high speed. He really looks like he loves it and I do, too! I really miss riding and this is the only way to really be able to relax. Especially when it's along beautiful fields and through the pretty woods here..
Well, I'm tired. More later (yea, right.. haha). I still want to read a bit and then I'm going to sleep. It's midnight here. I borrowed a book about BSE and one about Mastitis from the vet and I want to be done by Friday. I know I won't get through the whole books, but at least read a big part of them.
I got to Germany last Thursday. School got out Tuesday and I boarded my plane Wednesday afternoon. I still haven't gotten over the jet lag. I don't know why it's taking me so long. It's been almost a week now. Maybe because I always have something to do here, too, and never really rest like I need to. But it's been fun here so far! I got to see a good friend, go horseback riding whenever I want (I absolutely love that horse. He's wonderful out on the trails. It's beautiful here and I really missed the fields and woods!), get to read..
I started a practicum with our veterinarian here on Monday. He works with both small and large animal, which is exactly what I want to do - only that I want to do mainly large and a little bit of small on the side. I don't really get to do much but watch, but I don't really mind. On Monday, I really just watched. There were a lot of animals coming in, much different than the vet school patients, where most of them stay there and don't leave right after the examination. There were dogs, cats, rabbits, canaries, doves... I also got to see my first dog euthanasia. I didn't get very upset like some other people have said, but it's definitely a bit unsettling. I don't think the dog was feeling very well anymore, so it might have been a good thing. He's in a better place now if such exists. Yesterday, I helped with cleaning a bit, and greeting and calling in clients. It's really not much, but I want to show that I am motivated and willing to help when needed. Today we only has a few appointments. The regular vet wasn't here and there was someone else covering for him. When we were done at the office, we went to a barn to look at a sick foal. I helped with the treatment a little bit and then we sat there, trying to keep it warm. I hope it gets better soon! It looked better than before apparently though, so that's good. Tomorrow is a holiday, and then I'm back in on Friday. I want to ask if they can show me how to properly restrain the different kinds of animals. I doubt they'll let me do it, but an explanation would still be awesome. It's the first time I'm working with small animals with a vet.
My advisor said I might be able to get one or two hours of credit for the practicum. That'd be awesome. I definitely need some good grades. Haha :P He also said if I help him with some research in the fall, we'd combine those hours with the ones where I helped him last semester and I'd get credit for that, too. I'm so happy I changed advisors from my old one to him. He's the one I had for summer orientation. I wouldn't say my old one was bad, but he wasn't very helpful either. But this one? He's awesome! He alway tries to help everyone succeed and tries to find great opportunities, like this one. I really want to do research, so that'd be a great start!
We found a house and had inspections for it the day before I left the US. I should be moving in around June 20th. I'm super excited to be living together with my wonderful boyfriend again! How I miss seeing him all the time. I know he'll still be gone for work a lot, but at least I get to see him at night or even just sleep next to him. Much better than not seeing him for weeks at a time. :)
I so so so love that I get to ride however much I want when I'm in Germany. It's my friend's horse that I broke in before I moved to the US. He's gotten to be a wonderful trail horse. I don't have to worry at all about going out by myself. I think he loves to get out, too. He doesn't get ridden too much anymore and while he loves to eat out on the pasture (and during trail rides which caused us to almost fall down a hill...), I think he really enjoys the rides. We have really relaxed rides, but always gallop a little bit. He puts his ears forward and just takes of at high speed. He really looks like he loves it and I do, too! I really miss riding and this is the only way to really be able to relax. Especially when it's along beautiful fields and through the pretty woods here..
Well, I'm tired. More later (yea, right.. haha). I still want to read a bit and then I'm going to sleep. It's midnight here. I borrowed a book about BSE and one about Mastitis from the vet and I want to be done by Friday. I know I won't get through the whole books, but at least read a big part of them.
Saturday, April 7, 2012
Hello there..
I really need to get better at posting here. What happened? hahaha
Yesterday was Open House at the vet school here. So many things to see! I had a guide dog in training with me, which was awesome! She's my favorite and I loved spending the whole day with her. She was probably petted by at least 50 children and she loved the attention. And I enjoyed talking to people about The Guide Dog Foundation. :)
We got to see a zebra, a camel, falcons and lots of other animals. I took a tour of the teaching hospital and watched a herding demo. I also bought a shirt for my bf. I hope he likes it. I'll see him later today, so we'll see.
I've been shadowing at the large animal teaching hospital and it's been great! I am with the third vet now, but sadly her rotation ends tomorrow. I learned a lot of things with her, but I am also excited to be back with my first vet here. She is awesome, too. She wrote me a recommendation letter for the vet school guarantee program and I am very thankful for that! I should hear soon if I will have an interview for this program. I really hope so, because I think it is a wonderful program!
I've been doing some research on the internet about different topics related to food animals and right now I am focusing on holistic medicine. I like the idea of alternative medicine used on food animals instead of using certain types of medicine that can leave residue in the meat, milk, etc.
I am very excited about getting new books also. I now have the Veterinary Clinical Advisor: The Horse and I also bought Saunder's Veterinary Anatomy Coloring Book. I learn very well by drawing the different structures and am hoping that this book will help. There are more than 300 drawings about horses, cows, chickens, dogs and cats. I love it. I absolutely love making my collection of books bigger!
It looks like I will be officer for the Dairy Science Club next semester. I am trying to come up with different activities to do for the club and hope the members will like them. I am also wanting to talk to the new class over the summer when they have their orientation sessions. I was thinking about bringing in a vet to talk to us about medical care regarding dairy cows, a farm manager, doing a hands-on lab with calves, etc. I hope these things will all work out!
I'm also hoping to become an officer for the Horsemen's Association. Elections are soon and I would love to be on the officer team for the upcoming year!
I am getting my first guide dog puppy this summer! Hopefully it'll be a Poodle or German Shepherd, but any puppy will be welcomed with lots of love!
I'm taking summer classes, am looking for a vet/animal related job and am hoping to do research at the vet school. This will be a busy summer!
We are currently looking at houses to buy. Hopefully I will be here for at least seven more years and it's be a waste of money to rent this entire time. We found a house today that is wonderful. The location isn't the best (it's a bit far from campus), but it's not too bad. Also, the vet school is moving to a different place, which will be much closer to that house then. If we can bring the price down a bit, we are taking it! It's beautiful and has a backyard for my boyfriend's work and the new dog. I really want to get it soon, so I can have it ready when I get back from Germany this summer and start summer classes.
I am going to Germany this summer to visit family and work with a veterinarian over there. I am very excited to do so and hope to learn many new things with him!
I think this is enough updating for now and I will try to post more in the near future. It's been exciting in the last few weeks and there are more great things to come!
This is the beautiful girl I had with me for the open house! I've had her for a whole weekend before and fell in love with her.
Yesterday was Open House at the vet school here. So many things to see! I had a guide dog in training with me, which was awesome! She's my favorite and I loved spending the whole day with her. She was probably petted by at least 50 children and she loved the attention. And I enjoyed talking to people about The Guide Dog Foundation. :)
We got to see a zebra, a camel, falcons and lots of other animals. I took a tour of the teaching hospital and watched a herding demo. I also bought a shirt for my bf. I hope he likes it. I'll see him later today, so we'll see.
I've been shadowing at the large animal teaching hospital and it's been great! I am with the third vet now, but sadly her rotation ends tomorrow. I learned a lot of things with her, but I am also excited to be back with my first vet here. She is awesome, too. She wrote me a recommendation letter for the vet school guarantee program and I am very thankful for that! I should hear soon if I will have an interview for this program. I really hope so, because I think it is a wonderful program!
I've been doing some research on the internet about different topics related to food animals and right now I am focusing on holistic medicine. I like the idea of alternative medicine used on food animals instead of using certain types of medicine that can leave residue in the meat, milk, etc.
I am very excited about getting new books also. I now have the Veterinary Clinical Advisor: The Horse and I also bought Saunder's Veterinary Anatomy Coloring Book. I learn very well by drawing the different structures and am hoping that this book will help. There are more than 300 drawings about horses, cows, chickens, dogs and cats. I love it. I absolutely love making my collection of books bigger!
It looks like I will be officer for the Dairy Science Club next semester. I am trying to come up with different activities to do for the club and hope the members will like them. I am also wanting to talk to the new class over the summer when they have their orientation sessions. I was thinking about bringing in a vet to talk to us about medical care regarding dairy cows, a farm manager, doing a hands-on lab with calves, etc. I hope these things will all work out!
I'm also hoping to become an officer for the Horsemen's Association. Elections are soon and I would love to be on the officer team for the upcoming year!
I am getting my first guide dog puppy this summer! Hopefully it'll be a Poodle or German Shepherd, but any puppy will be welcomed with lots of love!
I'm taking summer classes, am looking for a vet/animal related job and am hoping to do research at the vet school. This will be a busy summer!
We are currently looking at houses to buy. Hopefully I will be here for at least seven more years and it's be a waste of money to rent this entire time. We found a house today that is wonderful. The location isn't the best (it's a bit far from campus), but it's not too bad. Also, the vet school is moving to a different place, which will be much closer to that house then. If we can bring the price down a bit, we are taking it! It's beautiful and has a backyard for my boyfriend's work and the new dog. I really want to get it soon, so I can have it ready when I get back from Germany this summer and start summer classes.
I am going to Germany this summer to visit family and work with a veterinarian over there. I am very excited to do so and hope to learn many new things with him!
I think this is enough updating for now and I will try to post more in the near future. It's been exciting in the last few weeks and there are more great things to come!
This is the beautiful girl I had with me for the open house! I've had her for a whole weekend before and fell in love with her.
Saturday, March 31, 2012
Reproduction
I'm learning about the reproductive system in farm animals right now. All about the sex organs, the hormones, etc. I've been drawing the reproductive system of the male pig, because it's much easier to remember what the different parts do when I know where in the body they are. The cow is next.
I really like this stuff, but I just can't focus right now. I'm taking a class just about repro next semester, so it'd be really helpful to already know some stuff about it, but today is just awful. Hopefully tomorrow will be better..
I really like this stuff, but I just can't focus right now. I'm taking a class just about repro next semester, so it'd be really helpful to already know some stuff about it, but today is just awful. Hopefully tomorrow will be better..
Vet School Guarantee Program
I applied to a guarantee program for the UGA Vet School and will hopefully find out on Monday (2 days!!) if I get an interview for it. If I get accepted in June, I would already know that I will be going to vet school in three years!
I'm getting a bit nervous..
If you are in high school and going to attend UGA and want to be a vet, make sure you apply to this program in your freshman year! If you are interested in food animal medicine, that is..
I get to play with foals and yearlings soon today and then will be having a guide dog puppy for the rest of the day. I'm scheduled to finally get my own in June!
I'm getting a bit nervous..
If you are in high school and going to attend UGA and want to be a vet, make sure you apply to this program in your freshman year! If you are interested in food animal medicine, that is..
I get to play with foals and yearlings soon today and then will be having a guide dog puppy for the rest of the day. I'm scheduled to finally get my own in June!
Tuesday, March 20, 2012
I'm back!
I'm sorry I have been so terribly quiet! But I have been so busy and if I did have time, I tried spending it with my boyfriend or a book. I will try to come on later tonight and talk a little bit about what I have been doing. I also want to post a few times this week to talk about certain things in the last few months.
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